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backhoe loader

backhoe loader noun: a type of heavy equipment, a wheeled tractor unit with an excavator arm on the back and a payloader attachment on the front, and usually having hydraulic outrigger arms for stabilization. Such tractors frequently have the excavator bucket replaced by other attachments such as a jackhammer, and may have forklift forks replacing the loader bucket attachment.

backhoe loader: a type of heavy equipment, a wheeled tractor unit with an excavator arm on the back and a payloader...
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Noun

backhoe loader (plural backhoe loaders)

  1. A type of heavy equipment, a wheeled tractor unit with an excavator arm on the back and a payloader attachment on the front, and usually having hydraulic outrigger arms for stabilization. Such tractors frequently have the excavator bucket replaced by other attachments such as a jackhammer, and may have forklift forks replacing the loader bucket attachment.
    Synonyms:
    loader excavator

Synonyms of backhoe loader

  • loader excavator

Forms of backhoe loader

pluralbackhoe loaders
alternative formbackhoe-loader

Origin of backhoe loader

backhoe + loader. From being a combination tractor vehicle with a back-end digger unit and a front-end loader unit.

Words formed from backhoe loader

Questions about backhoe loader

What does backhoe loader mean?
Backhoe loader means a type of heavy equipment, a wheeled tractor unit with an excavator arm on the back and a payloader attachment on the front, and usually having hydraulic outrigger arms for stabilization. Such tractors frequently have the excavator bucket replaced by other attachments such as a jackhammer, and may have forklift forks replacing the loader bucket attachment.
What part of speech is backhoe loader?
Backhoe loader is a noun.
What is the plural of backhoe loader?
The plural of backhoe loader is backhoe loaders.

Words near backhoe loader in the dictionary

  1. backheeler
  2. backheelers
  3. backheeling
  4. backheels
  5. backhoe
  6. backhoe loader
  7. backhoed
  8. backhoeing
  9. backhoes
  10. backhouse
  11. backhouses

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